The Lady(Bug) of the Household: August 2017

Remember The Dream

"I HAVE A DREAM"
Dr. Martin Luther King
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC
August 28, 1963

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"I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the 'unalienable Rights' of 'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.' It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, 'When will you be satisfied?' We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: 'For Whites Only.' We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.'

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and 'nullification' -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; 'and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.'

This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!"

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The Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called The Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to The Rainbow Bridge. There are hills and meadows for all of our special friends so they can play and run together. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine where our friends are comfortable and warm.

All of the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made strong and whole again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are content and happy, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all play and run together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Their bright eyes are intent; their eager body quivers. Suddenly they begin to run from the group, flying over the green grass, their legs carrying them faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress their beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then, you can cross The Rainbow Bridge together...

Paul C. Dahm

🕊 In loving memory of all my family pets, 6 dogs and 1 cat! Chaka, Champ, Duchess, Duke, King, Pebbles, and Queenie!

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Cobb County Cop Confirms What 'We' Already Know

WSB-TV ATLANTA

Officer to Woman During Traffic Stop: "We Only Kill Black People, Right?"

And, some people still have the audacity to not understand #BlackLivesMatter.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

FTC Warnings Re: Hurricane Harvey

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Black Stars & Their Cars

R.I.P. Isaac Hayes (August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008)

R.I.P. Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 - March 18, 2017)

Back in 2011, the hubby and I had the pleasure of visiting the Stax Records Museum in Memphis, TN-- which is home to Isaac Haye's Cadillac Eldorado. This past weekend, we had the pleasure of visiting the National Museum of African American History & Culture--which is home to Chuck Berry's Cadillac Eldorado. Of course, we took pictures of both cars because they were in mint condition and something to behold. Click on the images and see for yourself!

Monday, August 28, 2017

Prayer Time

If ever there was a time for Psalm 23, it is now. May God be
with you and your loved ones and guide you through the storm...

Sunday, August 27, 2017

DC & NMAAHC

SBC Bus Excursion

Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Hubby / Preparing to Leave

Arriving in Washington, DC

Washington Monument

National Museum of African American History & Culture

NMAAHC: Fraternities & Sororities

Me & The Hubby

SBC Excursion Co-Coordinator

MLK Memorial

MLK & SBC

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Declaration of Commitment to Resistance

This is where I stand. Period. And, I will NOT make any apologies for the following words or statements.

I am aware that there are those who are tired of political posts and rants. However, social media is a platform for me to use my voice in support of many different things. It is also a way for me to engage against the current administration in the White House, its power hungry cronies, and their positions of authority--all of whom pose an active and real threat to me, my way of life, my family, my friends, the people I love, and many others. So, unless you are in a good financial place (i.e. billionaire), they are a threat to you and your life as well.

I will continue to be a part of the resistance and proud of it. I refuse to "play nice" in the face of what these people are doing. Our country's well-being demands that we stand and resist. Some people are saying that we should give #45 a chance and we should "work together" with him because he won the election and he is "everyone's president." Well, this is my response to those people.

• I will NOT forget how badly he and so many others treated #44 for eight years.
• I will NOT "work together" to privatize Medicare and cut Medicaid and Social Security.
• I will NOT "work together" to deny health care to people who need it.
• I will NOT "work together" to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of an actual or alleged "pre-existing condition."
• I will NOT "work together" to increase the profits of insurance companies.
• I will NOT "work together" to allow men to make choices about a woman's own body, or to restrict health care for women.

• I will NOT "work together" to remove anyone's civil rights.

• I will NOT "work together" to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
• I will NOT "work together" to persecute Muslims.
• I will NOT "work together" to shut out refugees from countries where we destabilized their governments, so that we could have something more agreeable to our oligarchy.
• I will NOT "work together" to lower taxes on the 1%.
• I will NOT "work together" to increase taxes on the middle class and poor.
• I will NOT "work together" to help #45 use the presidency to line his pockets and those of his cronies.
• I will NOT "work together" to weaken and demolish environmental protection.
• I will NOT "work together" to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands.
• I will NOT "work together" in any way to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills by killing them.
• I will NOT "work together" to waste trillions more dollars on our military when we already have the strongest defense in the world.
• I will NOT "work together" to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive.
• I will NOT "work together" to slash funding for education.
• I will NOT work together" to eliminate the arts or the institutions that support them.
• I will NOT "work together" to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder.
• I will NOT "work together" to allow torture and "black op" prison sites.
• I will NOT "work together" to "take their oil."
• I will NOT "work together" to get rid of common sense regulations on guns.
• I will NOT "work together" to eliminate the minimum wage.
• I will NOT "work together" to support so-called "Right To Work" laws, or undermine, weaken, or destroy unions in any way.
• I will NOT "work together" to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that #45 and his supporters are wrong on the facts.
• I will NOT "work together" to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons.
• I will NOT "work together" to put even more "big money" into politics.
• I will NOT "work together" to violate the Geneva Convention.
• I will NOT "work together" to give the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party, and White Supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred.
• I will NOT "work together" to increase voter suppression.
• I will NOT "work together" to normalize tyranny.
• I will NOT “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical oversite at any level of government.
• I will NOT "work together" with anyone who is or admires, tyrants and dictators who murder their opposition.
• I will NOT "work together" with #45 because I will NOT allow one man to feed upon the fears of the populace by blaming minorities for their condition or their inability to thrive.

This is the line and I am drawing it. I DO and will stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, and for the compassion and humanity that is the center of life itself.

I will use my voice and hands to reach out to the uninformed and anyone else who is willing to listen to what is really so dangerous about #45, his friends, and the big lie they spin to the world. Winning, being great again, rich, or even beautiful mean nothing when others are sacrificed to glorify its existence.

Consider this an opportunity to make a declaration of commitment to resistance. It's your choice to make a difference. If you want to copy and paste the declaration on a social media platform to show your commitment to the same, feel free to do it.

Friday, August 25, 2017

Forget The Rest, It's Time For The Best...

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Racially-Biased Cops Is Nothing New...

VICE

The Brutal Legacy of Frank Rizzo

The Most Notorious Cop in Philadelphia History

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Colin Kaepernick Received Strong Support
In Spite of Mainstream Media Blackout

WATCH THE YARD

Kaepernick's Fraternity Brothers, Kappa Alpha Psi
Show Up In Droves to Protest in Front of NFL Headquarters

#KappasForKaepernick

YAHOO SPORTS

NYPD Officers 'Take A Knee' To Support

Colin Kaepernick, Still Looking For NFL Job

CHANGE

We Rallied in NYC & ATL Today,
Plus We Have Another Statement From The NFL

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Dark Shadows Novels

LARA PARKER ACTRESS & AUTHOR

Do you remember watching this ABC soap opera, which aired from 1966-1971? Even though I had nightmares and wanted to sleep with my parents many times after watching it, I couldn't resist tuning in everyday after school. Did you know several years after the show ended, Lara Parker, who is an author and played 'Angelique' on the show, wrote 3 novels to continue the eerie (and, sometimes erotic) tales of The Collins Family? 'Angelique's Descent' was released in 1998 and reissued in 2012, 'The Salem Branch' was released in 2006, 'Wolf Moon Rising' was released in 2013, and 'Heiress of Collinwood' (not shown) was released in 2016. All of them are available in various formats at Amazon.

Monday, August 21, 2017

ECLIPSE 2017!

Photo compliments of my daughter! ❤
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Sunday, August 20, 2017

⏰ Quality Time w/ The Grands

Academy of Natural Sciences

Saturday, August 19, 2017

And, water ice on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before going home!

Saturday, August 19, 2017

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017)

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

#NoKaepernickNoNFL

THIS CHANGE.ORG PETITION NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!

Boycott NFL Games If Colin Kaepernick Doesn't Play This Season

Click on image or text link underneath to sign this important petition.

Monday, August 14, 2017

On Newsstands Now!

USA TODAY: POLITICS

Newsweek's New Cover Calls President Trump A 'Lazy Boy'

Sunday, August 13, 2017

The Complexities of Complexion in America

TALKING POINTS MEMO: SKIN TROUBLE

Complexion in Jim Crow America could be a tricky thing. In the spring of 1955, Ebony Magazine ran a curious story about The Platts, a family of Florida orange-pickers who had been "barred from the best schools because of a nose and ostracized because of the tint of the skin" despite their claims of being white. According to teachers and law enforcement officials in Lake County, FL, six of The Platts’ seven children had dusky complexions and "broad noses" befitting Negroes. Thus, the family had no place in the "whites only" community to which they belonged. Local authorities expelled The Platts' kids from Lake County's white schools and forced the family to move out of their white neighborhood and into a house without running hot water and other basic amenities. Click on the magazine page or text link underneath to read the full story.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Old School Greek Picnic

Fairmount Park

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

R.I.P. Glen...

WITCHITA LINEMAN (1968)

This is my favorite song by Glen Campbell and personal tribute after learning about his passing today. I played the violin throughout elementary school and our orchestra performed this song at a spring concert when I was in the 6th grade. At the time, I didn't really like country music, but I had to learn how to play the string arrangements in this song for the performance. Despite how young I was and much to my surprise, the song appealed to my musical ear because I always liked pretty melodies. As I got older, I thought it was hauntingly beautiful and never forgot it. It's still in my vinyl collection of music to this day and every now and then, I pull it out and listen to it. What can I say? I'm old school... so, I still have a turntable too!

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Remember Bubble Umbrellas?

Well, they are making a comeback! 2 Cute! ❤

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

This Is President Trump & His Administration!

LEADERSHIP FORCES

The Six Characteristics of Toxic Leaders

LEADERSHIP FORCES
The Environment & Followers of Toxic Leaders

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The Lady of Bugs

Many people are fond of ladybugs because of their colorful, spotted appearance. But farmers love them for their appetite. Most ladybugs voraciously consume plant-eating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so they help to protect crops. Ladybugs lay hundreds of eggs in the colonies of aphids and other plant-eating pests. When they hatch, the ladybug larvae immediately begin to feed. By the end of its three-to-six-week life, a ladybug may eat some 5,000 aphids. Ladybugs are also called lady beetles or, in Europe, ladybird beetles. There are about 5,000 different species of these insects, and not all of them have the same appetites. A few ladybugs prey not on plant-eaters but on plants. The Mexican bean beetle and the squash beetle are destructive pests that prey upon the crops mentioned in their names. Ladybugs appear as half-spheres, tiny, spotted, round or oval-shaped domes. They have short legs and antennae. Their distinctive spots and attractive colors are meant to make them unappealing to predators. Ladybugs can secrete a fluid from joints in their legs which gives them a foul taste. Their coloring is likely a reminder to any animals that have tried to eat their kind before: "I taste awful." A threatened ladybug may both play dead and secrete the unappetizing substance to protect itself.

The Virgoan One

Virgos are analytical people, especially when they are in love. This isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you become overly analytical, which will not only drive you crazy, but irritate your partner as well. In a relationship, Virgos have the tendency to be critical and a little demanding. If you find that you always seem to drive your mate away, your critical and controlling nature is probably one of the problems. Always needing to be in control, Virgos have a difficult time letting go emotionally and intimately; this is why their perfect companions are people who are strong and liberated. That's not to say that Virgos don't have any redeeming love qualities, because they do… and plenty! When Virgo men and women are in love, they pledge themselves entirely and completely to their partners. They can be counted on to be monogamous and loyal. Unlike other more impulsive signs of the zodiac, Virgo's do not fall in love easily but slowly, and when they do, they fall hard. Once Virgos have completed their slow and steady path to love, they aim to please. They are perfectionists after all, and this strive toward perfection applies to every area of the their lives.

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